Add/Remove Characteristics for a Part Configuration Revision

Explanation

Use this activity when you want to add or remove characteristics for a configured part. The characteristics associated with a specific part configuration revision are the only ones in the family that can be used in a configuration specification for that part.

Prerequisites

• IFS/Configuration Back Office and IFS/Configuration Characteristic must be installed.
• The configuration family must be created.
• The characteristics must be associated with the configuration family.
• A configurable part must have been entered and connected to the configuration family.
• At least one configuration part specification revision must exist.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, the characteristics for the part configuration specification revision are changed accordingly. The characteristics are displayed in the order of category id sequence and characteristic sequence.

Window

Part Configuration Revision

Related Window Descriptions

Part Configuration Revision

Procedure

1. In the Part Configuration Revision window, query for the part whose characteristics you want to edit.
2. To add a characteristic, click New and add a new row to the table.
3. In the Characteristic Sequence field, enter a number.
4. In the Characteristic ID field, use the List of values to select an ID.
5. Use the remove function to remove a characteristic from a part configuration revision.

Note: You can only remove a characteristic from a part configuration revision that is not used in any other objects.

6. To remove a characteristic, select the row you need to remove, and then click Remove.
7. Save the changes.
8. To add an option, click New and add a new row in the table.
9. To remove an option, select the characteristic you need to remove from the upper table and select the row to be removed from the lower table, and then click Remove.

Note: If the part configuration revision is in the Released state, a characteristic option cannot be deleted, if any conditions or action rules exist for an effective structure or routing or for a structure or routing that will be effective in the future. Also, it cannot be deleted if rules exist related to work instruction, tools and/or combination tables. To delete a characteristic option value from a part configuration revision in the Released state, the rule must first be removed.